STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 10434--A IN ASSEMBLY May 24, 2024 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. McGowan) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Real Property Taxation -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT authorizing Kolel Rachmistrivka to receive retroactive real prop- erty tax exempt status The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 2 the assessor of the town of Ramapo is hereby authorized to accept from 3 Kolel Rachmistrivka an application for exemption from real property 4 taxes pursuant to section 420-a of the real property tax law with 5 respect to the 2023-2024 assessment rolls for a portion of the 2023 6 school taxes and all of the 2024 general taxes for the parcel conveyed 7 to such organization located at 2 Hopal Lane, hamlet of Monsey, town of 8 Ramapo, county of Rockland, otherwise known as Rockland county parcel ID 9 section 56.07 block 4 lot 38. If accepted, the application shall be 10 reviewed as if it had been received on or before the taxable status date 11 established for such roll. 12 If satisfied that such organization would otherwise be entitled to 13 such exemption if such organization had filed an application for 14 exemption by the appropriate taxable status date, the assessor, upon 15 approval by the town board of Ramapo, may make appropriate correction to 16 the subject rolls. If such exemption is granted and such organization, 17 therefore, shall have paid any tax with respect to the subject rolls, 18 the applicable governing body or tax department may, in its sole 19 discretion, provide for the refund of those taxes paid and cancel those 20 taxes, fines, penalties, liens or interest remaining unpaid. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15614-03-4